I am a HUGE fan of Kristin Hannah and Nicholas Sparks books. ALL OF THEM.
MUST READS by Kristin are Winter Garden, True Colors, Firefly Lane and her new one....Night Road. Sparks must reads.....Last Song, A Walk to Remember and Safe Haven. But seriously....any book by them would be worth reading.
If you are looking for a good series.....
Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber is really good. It is a romance, comedy all rolled into one. I thought it was a really sweet story and enjoyed all the characters.